In 2023, coroners issued 35 warnings about inadequate sharing of NHS patient information, directly leading to patient deaths due to inaccessible vital health information.
The tragic case of a three-year-old boy highlights that, if the NHS 111 adviser had known about his Down's Syndrome, the child would have received timely medical intervention.
An 11-year-old's death illustrated severe shortcomings in the transfer of critical patient information between ambulance and A&E due to incompatible IT systems.
Mental health staff's inability to access a patient's digital record resulted in a tragic misstep where the patient was discharged, leading to her suicide.
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